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Defense Daily • Sarah Salem

Sandia Completes B61-12 Gravity Bomb Flight Test On F-35, Lab Says

Defense Daily reports: The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) Sandia National Laboratories announced last Thursday it conducted a flight test of the B61-12.

DefenseNews.com • Stephen Losey

USAF Loads Inert Nuclear Bombs Onto F-35A at Tonopah Test Range for Weapons Testing

AirForceTimes • Stephen Losey

USAF Loads Inert Nuclear Bombs onto F‑35A During Tonopah Test Flights

Also: The Aviationist, Military Times and 3 more

2025-11-14T09:33:15.979718-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Breaking Defense

Army leverages real‑time avionics reconfiguration to accelerate testing and capability development

By Breaking Defense: Ability to reconfigure avionics on the fly allows for faster, better development of crucial capabilities.

2025-11-14T12:41:38.325479-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Mike Yeo

US Navy mobilizes salvage teams after MH‑60R helicopter and F/A‑18F Super Hornet crash off USS Nimitz in South China Sea

By Breaking Defense: The MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter crashed within 30 minutes of each other on the afternoon of Oct 26 while conducting routine operations from the USS Nimitz.

2025-11-14T11:17:28.414133-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Regime Change in Syria Wipes Out Major Air Force — Effects Detailed in Annual World Air Forces Fleet Review

By FlightGlobal: Our annual review of the global military aircraft fleet details the in-service equipment and acquisition plans of 161 nations - with one of the Middle East's biggest air forces wiped out amid regime change.

Also: FlightGlobal

2025-11-14T02:18:38.833650-08:00

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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Embraer KC-390 Certified for In‑Flight Refuelling with Brazilian Gripen E

By FlightGlobal: The Brazilian air force, Embraer and Saab have completed a certification flight-test campaign to clear the Gripen E for in-flight refuelling operations with the KC-390 tanker.

AeroTime

Saab and Embraer certify Gripen E air-to-air refuelling with KC-390 after successful test campaign

Air Data News

Embraer KC‑390 completes in‑flight refuelling certification with Saab F‑39E (Gripen) in Brazil

Also: Aviation Week, Shephard Media, Aviacionline, UK Defence Journal and 10 more

2025-11-14T04:26:13.060937-08:00

Aviation Week • Robert Wall

Airbus MRTT+ Tanker Demand May Support Doubling Output

By Aviation Week: Airbus sees potentially sufficient demand for its new A330neo-based military refueling aircraft to warrant a doubling of output.

2025-11-14T06:10:01.186551-08:00

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DefenseNews.com • Jaroslaw Adamowski

Poland sets up first-ever military satellite launch

By DefenseNews.com: “We are developing the capacities of targeting, and … we are joining a group of countries that have such capacities," a senior Polish official said.

2025-11-14T04:26:25.151093-08:00

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Associated Press • David Rising

Fresh off commissioning new aircraft carrier, China starts sea trials of amphibious assault ship

By Associated Press: China has started sea trials for its most advanced amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan Type 076. This comes just a week after commissioning its latest aircraft carrier, part of a rapid naval modernization effort.